It was never my plan to get into the beauty business. Rather, I woke up one morning and noticed that the creases that formed on my chest while I slept weren't disappearing like they did when I was younger. I was just 38 -- too young to have chest wrinkles. I took a quick poll of my girlfriends and discovered that they were facing the same problem. We're not vain, but we do like the self-confidence that comes with looking our best, and we weren't ready to give up our low-cut gowns and blouses just yet!

I searched high and low for a product that could help and found creams, moisturizers, formulas for just about every body part you could imagine but I knew that my chest wrinkles were the direct result of sleeping on my side for many years and there was nothing out there to prevent these wrinkles from forming in the first place. This was a problem. And like any good Southern woman worth her salt, when I see a problem, I set my sights on fixing it.  They don't make what I'm looking for?  Fine, I'll just make it myself!

Luckily, I had an ace up my sleeve. One of my closest friends is fellow Nashvillian Dr. Paul Fenelon, who just happened to be a PACE Award-winning materials scientist and inventor with 28 patents to his name. Dr. Paul and I tinkered with our pillow-pad, made in the shape of a heart, for over ten years. Paul’s beautiful wife Maggie and I served as test subjects for those early trial runs, each one bringing us one step closer to perfection.

And now that we're here, I can't tell you how much joy it gives us to bring you this truly remarkable, one-of-a-kind product. I use my Chest-A-Peel pad every night and I love the results that I've seen! It makes me feel so blessed to know that I help women of every age, all around the world, to look better and feel better about themselves. The best part of this entire journey is that I've been able to take it alongside Dr. Paul and Maggie. We have a connection forged through years of shared passions, and laughter, and a generosity of spirit. It's a love we are now honored to share with you -- fittingly, in the shape of a heart.

Carolyn Killen -Founder, Chest-A-Peel, LLC

INTERVIEW WITH CHESTAPEEL LLC VP OF PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT